GS Warriors expect to sign D-Leaguer Keith Benson

The Warriors are expected to sign Keith Benson, a lanky center from the NBA Development League’s Sioux Falls Skyforce.

The potential signing was first reported by Comcast Sports Net Bay Area.

Benson is a 6-foot-11, 230-pound rookie who averaged 15.2 points on 50.2 percent field-goal shooting, 7.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots in 30.6 minutes a game in the D-League. A second-round pick in the 2011 draft, Benson was waived by the Atlanta Hawks after the team’s two exhibition games in December.

At Oakland University in Michigan, Benson was the two-time Summit League Player of the Year and the 2010 mid-major POY.